ordinal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪnəl, -ɔːɹdnəl
Adjective[edit]
ordinal (not comparable)
- (mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.
- (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order.
- (nautical) Intercardinal.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
With prefixes
Translations[edit]
indicating position in a numerical sequence
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See also[edit]
ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun[edit]
ordinal (plural ordinals)
- An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
- 2005, F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th revised edition, page 97:
- The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals" […] and the "ordinals" […]
- A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
ordinal number — see also ordinal number
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book
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References[edit]
- “ordinal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
ordinal (feminine ordinale, masculine plural ordinaux, feminine plural ordinales)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Romanian: ordinal
Further reading[edit]
- “ordinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ordinal m or f (plural ordinais)
- ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)
Related terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ordinal m or n (feminine singular ordinală, masculine plural ordinali, feminine and neuter plural ordinale)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ordinal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | ordinal | ordinală | ordinali | ordinale | ||
definite | ordinalul | ordinala | ordinalii | ordinalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | ordinal | ordinale | ordinali | ordinale | ||
definite | ordinalului | ordinalei | ordinalilor | ordinalelor |
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ordinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ordinales)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ordinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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